Chavez: Colombia has become the Israel of Latin America

You've gotta love how he brings Israel into this mess. Columbia ENDS a known terrorist and drug runner - and Venezuela and Ecuador get their noses out of joint?

Chavez: Colombia has become the Israel of Latin America

Venezeuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered tanks and thousands of troops on Sunday to the border with Colombia, accusing it of pushing South
America to the brink of war and likening it to Israel for its U.S.-backed
attacks on militants.

Chavez called Colombian President Alvaro Uribe a criminal and branded his government a terrorist state, over the killing of a top rebel leader on Ecuadorean soil.

"The Colombian government has become the Israel of Latin America," an agitated Chavez said, reiterating his criticism of the Israel Defense Forces' strikes on Palestinian militants.

"We aren't going to permit Colombia to become the Israel of these lands. ... Uribe, we aren't going to permit you."

Denouncing Colombia's slaying of the rebel commander in a cross-border raid into Ecuador, Chavez said Venezuela would respond militarily if Colombia violates its border.

So . . . . what he's saying is . . . . Columbia we are not going to let you fight your enemies. We are going to harbor and support them and send them home to harry and harass you until you let them win.